Sunday, June 17, 2018

Beautiful plants that I want to plant in my garden

These are some of the plants I want to plant in my garden--perennials all.......


1) Large yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata), called Fagerfredløs in Norwegian. These yellow flowers spread out once planted. Here is a photo:

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2) Royal Purple Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria), called parykkbusk in Norwegian. The color of this plant is something to behold--royal purple indeed. It's gorgeous and stands out in any garden.

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3) Lupine (Lupinus)--this plant comes in so many gorgeous colors. This is the tutti frutti lupine.

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4) Allium (Allium giganteum)--another lovely flower, a bit alien-looking, but worth having.

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Lessons in humility

When I was first starting out in the work world, I had a number of part-time jobs, many of them involving office work. One of the more inter...